Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face. I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me. I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!" Pretty soon the car stopped rocking. "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “"It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
and nothing more
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's--it's the bandit," Pee-wee said; "did you see?"
cut with a saw
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
in the near future
From this reading Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pretty soon the car stopped rocking.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEEING THINGS Just then, I don't know, I seemed to see a face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
in or at the place that
From this reading I didn't know where I saw it but it was up above me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shouted, "Stop--op--op--this car--rar--I com--mom--mom--_and_ you!"
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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